Question

Which of the following expressions would you use to find the area of a trapezium?

• A. $2\times \text{base}\times \text{height}$
• B. $\frac{1}{2}\times \text{(sum of non parallel sides)}\times \text{(height)}$
• C. $\text{Product of base and height}$
• D. $\frac{1}{2}\times \text{(sum of parallel sides)}\times \text{(height)}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D

$\frac{1}{2}\times \text{(sum of parallel sides)}\times \text{(height)}$

The area of a trapezium can be found out by the expression given as,
$\frac{1}{2}\times \text{(sum of parallel sides)}\times \text{(height)}$.